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vegan & gluten-free recipe: best barbecue sauce ever

For me, the perfect barbecue sauce is sweet and spicy and sticky and rich, deep red (meaning it’s tomato-based). It has smoky, earthy notes and is finished with a sweet bit of maple syrup. I’ve made this sauce easily fifty times in the last few years and it never fails to make me lick my fingers. Fire up your grill before it gets too cold (or bundle up if it’s already cold where you are!), throw any manner of vegan treats (think eggplant, bok chou, tempeh ribs, carrots, and other less likely candidates) on the grate, and then slather everything with this sauce and chase it with a cold beer.